Pharmacists

ALL THE LIVE AND HOME STUDY C.E. YOU NEED FOR YOUR RELICENSURE AND STATE REQUIREMENTS*

About the Power-Pak C.E.® Pharmacist Library

Purchase unlimited access to all 27 CE courses (74 credit hours) listed below for 2 years for a one-time fee of $97.

Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive library of accredited pharmacist continuing education. These ACPE-accredited activities focus on the following subject areas and will be updated continually: patient safety, pharmacy law, pharmacology, drug information, and general pharmacy practice.

Our pharmacist specific courses were developed by educational specialists from Postgraduate Healthcare Education, Power-Pak C.E.® in conjunction with faculty from leading colleges of pharmacy.

What's Included in Your Package Purchase

Unlimited access to over 25 key C.E. topics across all major therapeutic areas and practice management

Over 74 credit hours presented in the widely used Power-Pak C.E.® format

POWER-PAK C.E.® PHARMACIST LIBRARY

List of CE Courses (Minimum of 50 CE hours always available)

2017-2018 Influenza Season: A Review for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Topic(s):
Immunizations
,
Influenza

This activity provides information on historical and new trends in influenza immunization that impact patient care, including updated recommendations provided by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the 2017-2018 influenza season.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 10/31/2017
Expiration: 10/31/2019

2018 Update: The Utility of Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in the Hospital Setting

Topic(s):
Medication Errors
,
Patient Safety

Identifying and preventing medication errors is a significant challenge in all healthcare settings. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must understand common methodologies for detecting sources of risk in order to participate in error and risk investigations and to implement changes in pharmacy practice.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 1/30/2019
Expiration: 1/30/2022

2018-2019 Influenza Season: A Review for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Topic(s):
Immunizations
,
Influenza

To provide information on historical and new trends in influenza immunization that impact patient care, including updated recommendations provided by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the 2018-2019 influenza season.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 9/30/2018
Expiration: 9/30/2020

A Systems Approach to Improving Medication Safety

Topic(s):
Medication Errors
,
Safety

This Patient Safety course aims to improve the pharmacist's awareness of multiple underlying system failures that often lead to error, many of which can be identified through root cause analysis or assessed using case reviews or other investigative techniques.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 6/30/2016
Expiration: 6/30/2019

Aerosol Delivery Devices Used in the Treatment of Asthma: Improving Patient Education to Prevent Hospital Readmissions

Topic(s):
Respiratory/Pulmonary

To improve pharmacists' understanding of the performance characteristics related to various aerosol delivery devices and distinguish which aerosol delivery device is most appropriate for an individual patient.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 2/23/2017
Expiration: 2/23/2020

Compounding Preparations for Ophthalmic Use in Humans

Topic(s):
Ophthalmology
,
Compounding

This course aims to review the components and delivery systems of sterile compounded ophthalmic medications and how to properly prepare them according to United States Pharmacopeia standards.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 6/30/2016
Expiration: 6/30/2019

DEA Enforcement Actions

Topic(s):
Law

The goal of this on-demand webinar activity is to review recent DEA enforcement actions surrounding manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies.

Implementing and Providing Transitions of Care Among Health Care Settings

The goal of this program is to inform and educate pharmacists about transitions of care and the need for collaboration with other health care professionals as patients transition from one health care setting to the next and provide resources, tools, and key components for implementing and/or improving transitions of care as suggested in primary literature and governing bodies.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 6/6/2016
Expiration: 6/6/2019

Latest Developments in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Topic(s):
Cardiology
,
Atrial Fibrillation

To review the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical presentation of atrial fibrillation and highlight relevant guidelines for the management of the disease, with an emphasis on the selection of appropriate drug therapy.

The goal of this course is to improve pharmacists understanding of best standards of care in regards to therapeutic management of pain, agitation, and delirium in critically ill adults.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 6/1/2016
Expiration: 6/1/2019

Managing Pain in Older Adults

Topic(s):
Pain Management

This on-demand webinar is aimed to review pain assessment and pain management in the older adult population.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
1.00
ACPE /
Other /
1.00

Web Publication: 10/5/2018
Expiration: 10/31/2020

Medical Marijuana: Pharmacologic and Regulatory Considerations

Topic(s):
Medical Marijuana

It is important for Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians to understand the current issues surrounding the nonmedical use of prescribed controlled substances, including the approaches to and consequences of regulatory efforts to minimize diversion. An emphasis on rescheduling is also included in this activity.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 9/1/2016
Expiration: 9/1/2019

Medication Safety in Patients with Diabetes

Topic(s):
Patient Safety

To review updates on the medication use process and identifying vulnerabilities for unsafe practices focusing on the patient with diabetes.

This course aims to provide pharmacists with knowledge and skills to facilitate preparation of high quality and legally compliant simple, moderate, and complex nonsterile compounded preparations for veterinary patients.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.50
ACPE /
Other /
2.50

Web Publication: 11/18/2016
Expiration: 6/23/2019

Opioid Analgesics: Best Practices for Prescribing, Dispensing, and Preventing Diversion

Topic(s):
Law
,
Opioid Abuse

To increase pharmacists' understanding of opioid use, diversion, and abuse in West Virginia; review safe and effective opioid prescribing and dispensing practices for pain management; and review opioid antagonist prescribing and administration in West Virginia.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
3.00
ACPE /
Other /
3.00

Web Publication: 2/21/2017
Expiration: 2/21/2020

Opioids: Addiction, Overdose Prevention, and Patient Education

Topic(s):
Addiction
,
Overdose Prevention

This activity is designed to educate pharmacists about treatment concerns associated with addiction, life-saving treatments to prevent opioid overdose and patient education about naloxone rescue therapy.

This course is designed to discuss the unique issues that pharmacists must consider when providing care for pediatric patients in institutional settings during times of disasters (biological, chemical, natural, and radiological).

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 7/15/2016
Expiration: 7/15/2019

Perioperative Pharmacy Care—What Every Pharmacist Should Know

Topic(s):
Hospital/Health Systems
,
Perioperative

This activity describes four major areas of perioperative care relevant to pharmacists practicing in acute and other care settings: antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical patients; malignant hyperthermia, safe use of alvimopan, and management of systemic toxicities of local anesthetics.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 7/15/2016
Expiration: 7/15/2019

Pharmacotherapeutic Agents for Smoking Cessation

Topic(s):
Smoking Cessation

The goal of this program is to increase the pharmacist's knowledge base regarding pharmacologic treatment options used for smoking cessation, with a focus on nicotine replacement therapies.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 12/12/2016
Expiration: 12/12/2019

Primer on Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection

Topic(s):
HIV/AIDS

This activity is designed to educate pharmacists about prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and review Florida-specific legislation related to HIV testing requirements.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
3.00
ACPE /
Other /
3.00

Web Publication: 1/8/2019
Expiration: 1/8/2022

Questions, Questions, Question: Influenza Takes the Nation by Storm

Topic(s):
Infectious Disease
,
Community Pharmacy

This activity aims to inform and educate pharmacists about the 2017-2018 influenza season, treatment and preventative measures.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
1.50
ACPE /
Other /
1.50

Web Publication: 2/27/2018
Expiration: 2/29/2020

Reaching for the ‘Stars’: Medication Nonadherence, Root Causes, and Methods for Intervention

Topic(s):
Medication Therapy Management

To describe medication nonadherence and pharmacists' roles in addressing it under the Medicare Five-Star Quality Rating System.

The goal of this course is to provide pharmacists with timely and practical education on the role of long-acting and extended-release opioids in the management of chronic pain with emphasis on safety and appropriate monitoring.

The goal of this activity is to provide relevant education to pharmacists about the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) to improve the integrity of the drug supply distribution chain, while learning methods to identify suspect product.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 11/21/2018
Expiration: 11/30/2020

Update on the Drug Overdose Crisis: More Than Prescription Opioids

Topic(s):
Law
,
Opioid

To improve the pharmacist's and technician's understanding of the problem and scope of non-medical use of prescription and illicit controlled substances, and the approaches to and consequences of regulatory and public health efforts to minimize misuse.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 10/2/2018
Expiration: 10/31/2020

Updates on Non-flu Vaccines/Delivering Series Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

Topic(s):
Immunizations

To review updates on non-flu vaccines and delivering series vaccines in the pharmacy setting.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
1.00
ACPE /
Other /
1.00

Web Publication: 11/12/2018
Expiration: 10/31/2020

USP General Chapter <797>: A Guide to Sterile Compounding for Pharmacy Personnel

Topic(s):
Pharmacy Practice
,
Compounding
,
Sterile Compounding

To present requirements for establishing and maintaining policies, facilities, and personnel needed for production of sterile compounded preparations in accordance with laws, regulations, and standards in the United States.

Pharmacists will be better informed about current practices in vaccine storage, handling, and administration, and provide an update on adverse reactions to vaccines by taking this educational activity.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 6/23/2016
Expiration: 6/23/2019

Zika Virus and Its Effects in Pregnancy

Topic(s):
Infectious Disease

This course is designed to educate pharmacists about the effect of Zika infection during pregnancy, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms of infection, and preventive measures.

Accreditations/Hours:
ACPE /
Pharm /
2.00
ACPE /
Other /
2.00

Web Publication: 9/1/2016
Expiration: 9/1/2019

Upcoming Webinars

One live webinar is available each month for 1 hour of live CE credit.

*Note for Florida, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC only: As required by your state board, we are in the process of securing approval for the following courses: controlled substances in Florida, child abuse in Pennsylvania, and cultural competence/LGBTQ education in Washington, DC. These courses will be added to the library over the next few months. Note for Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, only: This library does not include the few courses that you can only get directly from your State Board or other state-based groups. All other courses and credit hours in this library meet your state requirement.

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